I'm actually writing history. It isn't what you'd call big history. I don't write about presidents and generals... I write about the man who was ranching, the man who was mining, the man who was opening up the country. Louis L'Amour bigcallcountry share on social
No one can get an education, for of necessity education is a continuing process. Louis L'Amour continueeducationnecessity Change image and share on social
Knowledge is like money: to be of value it must circulate, and in circulating it can increase in quantity and, hopefully, in value. Louis L'Amour circulateincreaseknowledge Change image and share on social
If you write a book about a bygone period that lies east of the Mississippi River, then it's a historical novel. If it's west of the Mississippi, it's a western, a different category. There's no sense to it. Louis L'Amour bookbygonecategory share on social
Anger is a killing thing: it kills the man who angers, for each rage leaves him less than he had been before - it takes something from him. Louis L'Amour angerkillleaf Change image and share on social
He might never really do what he said, but at least he had it in mind. He had somewhere to go. Louis L'Amour mind Change image and share on social
All loose things seem to drift down to the sea, and so did I. Louis L'Amour driftloosesea Change image and share on social
Too often I would hear men boast of the miles covered that day, rarely of what they had seen. Louis L'Amour boastcoverday Change image and share on social
Victory is won not in miles but in inches. Win a little now, hold your ground, and later, win a little more. Louis L'Amour grindholdinch Change image and share on social
I think of myself... as a troubadour, a village storyteller, the guy in the shadows of the campfire. Louis L'Amour campfireguyshadow Change image and share on social
